Video from external hard drive has sound but no visual.

michaelh · #1 (**permalink**) 13-03-2008, 11:13 PM

Hi,

I have just bought a new Dell PC and am trying to get all my videos (TV shows and films) from my old computer onto my new one. I bought an external hard drive so I could cut them from my old PC, then set up and the new PC and transfer them that way. Now I am currently transferring them from the hard drive to my new comp.

My pictures and music tracks all went perfectly, but when I try to play my videos all I get is the sound but no picture. Is there a codec I am missing, or does anyone have any info to help me out?

Cheers for all your help.

I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium. If you need any other info, let me know.

kevinzheng.101 · #2 (**permalink**) 16-03-2008, 05:28 PM

Try DivX. This happened to me before. Hope this works.
http://www.divx.com

michaelh · #3 (**permalink**) 16-03-2008, 08:09 PM

Thanks for the reply, but I've just downloaded the VLC media player and that's sorted my problem.

Many thanks.